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Off time: 14:52 | Winning time: 6m 48.78s

Step Back^p⁷⁰

Age: 10| Weight: 11-7| J: Jack Tudor⁽⁵⁾| T: M Bradstock| OR: 139

5/2

Romped home in bet365 Gold Cup in 2018 but struggled off revised mark following season, best effort when remote third in 2019 renewal. Folded tamely after 15 months off at Market Rasen in August.

Form: 76P3/V-5

Worthy Farm^b²³⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: Bryony Frost| T: P F Nicholls| OR: 136| BF| C

1/1

Responded well to blinkers towards the back end of last season, winning twice at this track before disappointing at Doncaster. Return to this course and longer trip should suit on return.

Form: 7/76112-

Beau Du Brizais³³

Age: 8| Weight: 11-0| J: M G Nolan| T: P Hobbs & J White| OR: 132

5/2

Useful chaser who didn't shape badly on return at Market Rasen (23.9f) and was let down by a rare jumping lapse (fell) at Warwick last month. Not ruled out from fair mark.

Form: 2257-4F

Non-Runners

Manofthemountain¹

Weight: 11-5| Age: 7

T: Miss E C Lavelle J: James Bowen

Forecasts

Worthy Farm (1/1), Manofthemountain (1/1), Step Back (5/2), Beau Du Brizais (5/2)

MANOFTHEMOUNTAIN, although below par in a more competitive race at Cheltenham on Saturday, had been on a steep upward curve prior to that and makes the most appeal in his bid to complete a fifth chase victory. Worthy Farm is unbeaten at this track and likely to put up another bold showing on return, so he's feared most ahead of Beau du Brizais.